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#D7E4EB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D7E4EB

With the hex code #D7E4EB, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 89% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBDED7, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green228
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #D7E4EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7E4EB.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7E4EB.
16.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7E4EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7E4EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E3EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE1EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2E6E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7E4EB?

With the hex code #D7E4EB, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 89% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D7E4EB?

Use black text. Black on #D7E4EB has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7E4EB?

Its complementary colour is #EBDED7, and analogous partners are #D7EBE8 and #D7DAEB.